PRAVIN C. SHAH vs K.A. MOHD. ALI

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether an advocate, punished for contempt of court under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, can continue to practice without purging the contempt. The Court upheld the Bar Council of Kerala's decision to impose a disciplinary interdict on the advocate, requiring him to purge himself of contempt before practicing again. The appeal against the Bar Council of India's order, which had set aside the interdict, was allowed, reinforcing the principle that contempt must be purged for an advocate to resume practice.